Lawrence County, IN

Employment

Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

5 YearChange

5 Year% Change

Total Employment

12,629

12,883

12,715

12,828

13,097

468

3.71%

Total Private Employment

10,518

10,757

10,613

10,730

10,933

415

3.95%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt

13

16

14

18

17

4

30.77%

Mining

132

128

165

191

208

76

57.58%

Construction

456

436

430

533

580

124

27.19%

Manufacturing

1,892

2,009

2,103

2,233

2,303

411

21.72%

Wholesale Trade

219

206

212

220

199

-20

-9.13%

Retail Trade

1,897

1,870

1,910

1,955

2,000

103

5.43%

Transport. and Warehousing

268

240

200

206

213

-55

-20.52%

Utilities

62

59

54

52

47

-15

-24.19%

Information

154

152

141

120

126

-28

-18.18%

Finance and Insurance

385

369

373

355

365

-20

-5.19%

Real Estate, Rental, Leasing

81

81

82

84

85

4

4.94%

Professional and Tech. Servs.

578

569

527

533

548

-30

-5.19%

Mgmt. of Companies

D

15

D

D

D

0

N/A

Admin. and Waste Services

D

311

310

265

242

242

N/A

Educational Services

D

43

44

43

48

48

N/A

Health Care and Social Assistance

D

2,640

2,445

2,339

2,380

2,380

N/A

Arts, Entertain., and Recreation

63

60

54

49

60

-3

-4.76%

Accommodation and Food Service

1,190

1,219

1,195

1,186

1,178

-12

-1.01%

Other Services

403

334

352

341

329

-74

-18.36%

Federal, State, & Local Govt.

2,111

2,126

2,102

2,098

2,164

53

2.51%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 8/30/17.

Establishments by Sector

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

5 YearChange

5 Year% Change

Total Establishments

862

844

821

808

820

-42

-4.87%

Total Private Establishments

800

782

759

746

759

-41

-5.13%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt

4

4

4

4

4

0

0.00%

Mining

13

13

13

13

12

-1

-7.69%

Construction

77

77

73

75

85

8

10.39%

Manufacturing

63

62

58

58

59

-4

-6.35%

Wholesale Trade

24

25

26

25

25

1

4.17%

Retail Trade

148

147

148

145

146

-2

-1.35%

Transport. and Warehousing

34

33

30

29

30

-4

-11.76%

Utilities

5

5

5

5

5

0

0.00%

Information

14

17

15

13

14

0

0.00%

Finance and Insurance

55

56

55

54

55

0

0.00%

Real Estate, Rental, Leasing

22

21

20

19

20

-2

-9.09%

Professional and Tech. Servs.

66

64

61

65

62

-4

-6.06%

Mgmt. of Companies

D

3

D

D

D

-1

-33.33%

Admin. and Waste Services

D

24

27

24

28

0

0.00%

Educational Services

D

5

4

3

4

0

0.00%

Health Care and Social Assistance

D

81

79

78

77

-4

-4.94%

Arts, Entertain., and Recreation

12

10

10

9

10

-2

-16.67%

Accommodation and Food Service

66

65

59

58

60

-6

-9.09%

Other Services

82

73

70

66

64

-18

-21.95%

Federal, State, & Local Govt.

62

62

62

62

61

-1

-1.61%

Note: Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of January 2016.